Dominica vs Nicaragua: External debt stocks
External debt stocks over time
- Dominica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 82.8% against 82.4% in Dominica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Dominica ranks 17th and Nicaragua ranks 16th of 122 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.5% | 320.7% | 280.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 506.7% | 465.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 95.0% | 24.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 95.5% | 18.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 100.8% | 11.2% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, Dominica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 82.8% against 82.4% in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks between Dominica and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Nicaragua?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Nicaragua rank globally for external debt stocks?
- Dominica ranks 17th and Nicaragua ranks 16th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.